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Deion Sanders downplays transfer exodus from Colorado "In the wake of 14 Colorado players entering the transfer portal this week, Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders downplayed the notion that their departures will have a significant impact on the team." https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39970066/deion-sanders-downplays-transfer-exodus-colorado

Opportunity to make a statement for the Athletic Department as a whole playing an SEC opponent at home. Opportunity lost.

College players are not businesses, or they didn't used to be. They were given an educational scholarship in exchange for playing for a specific school. Then someone said the school (business) is making money by you playing for them; you should also get a cut of that. I wonder if employees ever sued to get a cut of profits from their employers? No, they work for contracted salary or pay and just go on strike (withhold service) when they want a better deal. Maybe players could strike instead of Portal? Anyway, I hear junior high kids now don't want just an 8th grade education for playing football....they want a share of school taxes taken in each year.

Aren't they all one year only now?

You are confused. Naming rights are for large Athletic donations made directly to a school. A school cannot take a donation for NIL purposes nor give athletes money for NIL. These are done now with 3rd party groups. The NCAA wants to add rules to permit schools to take this over sometime in the future....maybe. UNT donor/donation guide... https://meangreensports.com/documents/2023/7/6/2023-24_Donor_Guide.pdf

He was AD at North Texas from 1990-92. He took over as AD from Corky Nelson. I think he may have been our first AD without also being Head Coach of football too? Forgot he was a backup to Joe Namath at Bama, then won a National Championship of his own as QB. Nice photos of his career here... https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2024/04/former-alabama-all-american-ad-steve-sloan-passed-away.html

Interstellar got paid more NIL so they have to be ranked higher...right?

Back-to back National Polo Champs! Beat Smut in Virginia 17-8. The Phonies didn't have the horses to keep up with us...

AD: Don't ask questions...

More than a few people think Denton is Dead when it comes to supporting NT sports.

Player$ have taken college sports away from being about the schools to being about themselve$.

Just say "NO" to high school developmental players!

I think those will come in the future. He really is just a figurehead for the Conference Presidents and ADs. He may suggest something to them, but they have to sign off on actually doing something.

At least he seems excited. What did you expect him to say? "We're merging with the SEC" !